Here's a job title that didn't exist around here a couple of years ago, budtender. That would be the person helping a medical marijuana patient select the proper strain to treat his or her ailment. It's a job that requires a mix of mundane skills such using a cash register and making change, a little science nerdism to talk about the brain's cannabinoid receptors and the like, a familiarity with terms such as couch lock, since stoner descriptives can creep into a serious medical discussion. A passing knowledge of agronomy to explain hybrid strains, empathy, good communications skills, and generally, assuming the budtender has a medical marijuana card, some first hand knowledge.
